Table 1.
Prevalence of looking for potential partners on websites and smartphone apps and prevalence of having sex with these partners.
| Characteristics | Searched for potential partner (ever), %a (95% CI) | Searched for potential partner (last year), %a (95% CI) | Met in person (last year), %a (95% CI) | Had sex (last year), %a (95% CI) | |
| All participantsb,c | 12.09 (11.24-13.00) | 5.40 (4.89-5.97) | 2.98 (2.63-3.37) | 1.95 (1.69-2.25) | |
| Sex | |||||
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Men | 13.52 (12.26-14.88) | 7.01 (6.20-7.93) | 3.70 (3.14-4.36) | 2.54 (2.14-3.02) |
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Women | 10.65 (9.54-11.87) | 3.77 (3.17-4.48) | 2.19 (1.81-2.65) | 1.35 (1.04-1.74) |
| Sexually active in last year | |||||
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Yes | 11.41 (10.46-12.44) | 4.92 (4.35-5.55) | 2.97 (2.58-3.42) | N/Ad |
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No | 16.10 (14.58-17.74) | 8.28 (7.16-9.56) | 3.01 (2.36-3.85) | N/A |
| Age group (years) | |||||
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16-29 | 14.24 (12.25-16.50) | 8.42 (7.05-10.02) | 4.73 (3.85-5.79) | 3.03 (2.41-3.81) |
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30-39 | 15.89 (13.71-18.35) | 6.30 (5.07-7.80) | 3.57 (2.68-4.73) | 2.25 (1.66-3.05) |
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40-49 | 11.83 (10.21-13.67) | 4.78 (3.92-5.82) | 2.40 (1.87-3.08) | 1.79 (1.33-2.42) |
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50-59 | 10.0 (8.54-11.67) | 3.52 (2.78-4.45) | 2.00 (1.42-2.80) | 1.23 (0.79-1.92) |
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60-69 | 5.84 (4.74-7.17) | 1.87 (1.43-2.44) | 0.98 (0.66-1.47) | 0.54 (0.29-0.99) |
| Sexual identity | |||||
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Heterosexual | 10.98 (10.12-11.90) | 4.68 (4.17-5.25) | 2.40 (2.07-2.78) | 1.45 (1.21-1.73) |
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Homosexual or lesbian or bisexual | 42.80 (37.97.0-47.78) | 25.32 (21.40-29.69) | 18.9 (15.48-22.87) | 15.8 (12.66-19.55) |
| Language spoken at home | |||||
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English only | 12.14 (11.27-3.06) | 5.26 (4.76-5.81) | 2.98 (2.63-3.37) | 2.02 (1.75-2.29) |
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Other | 11.44 (7.95-16.19) | 7.47 (4.66-11.76) | 2.94 (1.37-6.17) | 0.89 (0.380-2.10) |
| Annual household income | |||||
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Very low or low | 11.89 (10.08-13.98) | 6.60 (5.21-8.32) | 3.98 (2.43-3.19) | 2.49 (1.77-3.46) |
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Middle | 10.48 (8.57-12.75) | 4.65 (3.62-5.96) | 1.92 (1.39-2.64) | 1.12 (0.75-1.73) |
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High | 9.52 (7.72-11.68) | 2.43 (1.65-3.55) | 0.94 (0.62-1.40) | 0.55 (0.33-0.93) |
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Very high | 9.76 (7.98-11.) | 2.70 (1.94-3.75) | 1.58 (1.04-2.41) | 1.03 (0.72-1.46) |
| Area of residencee | |||||
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Urban | 12.92 (11.82-14.09) | 5.62 (4.97-6.36) | 3.37 (2.90-3.91) | 2.11 (1.78-2.51) |
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Regional or remote | 10.25 (8.98-11.7) | 4.94 (4.14-5.88) | 2.13 (1.71-2.64) | 1.52 (1.17-1.96) |
| High alcohol consumption | |||||
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No | 12.47 (11.45-13.56) | 5.51 (4.89-6.21) | 2.91 (2.51-3.36) | 1.86 (1.57-2.20) |
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Yes | 11.20 (9.72-12.87) | 5.14 (4.27-6.18) | 3.15 (2.28-3.99) | 2.10 (1.61-2.75) |
| Injected drugs in last year | |||||
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No | 11.93 (11.07-12.85) | 5.28(4.76-5.86) | 2.93 (2.57-3.33) | 191 (1.65-2.22) |
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Yes | 19.08 (14.21-25.13) | 10.50 (7.43-14.63) | 4.90 (3.00-7.90) | 3.6 (2.00-6.43) |
| Smoking status | |||||
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Never smoked/former | 11.09 (10.15-12.10) | 4.65 (4.10-5.27) | 2.6 (2.25-3.01) | 1.79 (1.51- 2.12) |
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Current smoker | 16.75 (14.63-19.12) | 9.07 (7.63-10.74) | 4.86 (3.79-6.21) | 2.88 (2.20-3.77) |
| STIf testing in last year | |||||
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No test | 9.13 (8.20-10.14) | 3.32 (2.81-3.92) | 1.70 (1.38-2.09) | 1.18 (0.94-1.48) |
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STI test | 23.86 (20.38-27.73) | 13.57 (11.20-16.35) | 9.55 (7.73-11.76) | 7.24 (5.84-8.93) |
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STI diagnosis | 36.96 (26.46-17.39) | 26.00 (18.05-35.92) | 21.13 (14.21-30.23) | 16.88 (10.89-25.25) |
| Condom use with most recent partner | |||||
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Used condoms | 14.69 (12.50-17.18) | 9.35 (7.79-11.17) | 5.78 (4.69-7.13) | 4.52 (3.55-5.74) |
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Did not use | 12.11 (10.49-13.94) | 4.51 (3.66-5.54) | 2.70 (2.12-3.45) | 1.92 (1.51-2.44) |
| Number of sexual partners in last year | |||||
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1 | 9.66 (8.80-10.61) | 3.0 (2.6-3.6) | 1.20 (0.93-1.54) | 0.47 (0.31-0.69) |
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2-3 | 33.99 (30.57-37.51) | 25.4 (22.3-28.7) | 16.9 (14.31-19.85) | 12.40 (10.19-15.00) |
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>3 | 39.44 (34.53-44.58) | 33.0 (28.4-38.0) | 27.32 (22.99-32.12) | 23.91 (19.87-28.49) |
aAll proportions have been weighted to match the Australian population.
bN=19,398 (8184), weighted (unweighted) denominators
cIndividuals with missing data are not shown; this was <5% for all variables except for income, which was incomplete for 24.5% of participants.
dN/A: not applicable.
eAccessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia.
fSTI: sexually transmissible infection.